Handbag and cover therefor



Oct. 27, 1936. v K 2,059,022

HANDBAG AND COVER THEREFOR Filed April 21, 1933 Patented Oct. 27, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HANDBAG AND COVER THEREFOR Nellie V. Park, Boston, Mass.

Application April 21, 1933, Serial No. 667,217

'5 Claims.

This invention relates to a ladys hand-bag provided with a slip cover which is effectively held in place during use but which may easily be removed for replacement, reversal, or for cleansing,

According to the invention a hand-bag structure is provided which is simple and very easy to make, and which holds a slip cover in such a way as to protect the entire exterior surface of the handbag. Various advantageous features will be apparent from the disclosure of an embodiment of the invention in the following description and on the drawing of which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a hand-bag embodying the invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of a slip cover for use with the hand-bag shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a sectional view of the hand-bag with the cover on it.

Figure 4 is an end elevation of the hand-bag and cover in closed position, portions being broken away to show in section.

The hand-bag illustrated on the drawing consists essentially of a purse or pouch structure including a front wall II], a rear wall I l and a pair of gussets l2 connecting these walls. The walls It) and II, as shown, are secured together along the lower end edge of the wall Ill. The rear wall I l is provided with an upper extension or flap l5 and a lower extension or flap I6. As shown, these flaps may be integral with or secured to the wall ll so that when the hand-bag is laid out in its extended form, as shown in Figure l, the rear wall and its flaps constitute a single flat member, the end portions of which, i. e. the flaps, may be bent over against the front face of the wall I 0. In the embodiment of the invention illustrated, the flaps are long enough to overlap each other to some extent. While either flap may overlap the other, I prefer to fold the lower flap first so that it is overlapped by the upper flap as shown in Figure 4. I may also provide suitable means for holding the lower flap in its folded position against the face of the purse. For example, a strap or band 20 may be extended across the front face of the wall ID from one side edge to the other, this band being secured to the front wall III at the side edges thereof, so that the lower flap l6 of the rear wall may be tucked under the band 20 and thus held in its folded position upon the front face of the wall l0. The upper flap l5 may be folded downwardly over the wall l and the band 20 so as to form a closure for the purse or pouch. Suitable fastening means may be provided for releasably holding the upper flap l in its folded position. Such means may comprise, if desired,

snap elements and 26, one of these elements being mounted on the flap l5, the other element being mounted on some other portion of the hand-bag in such a position that the two elements can cooperate to hold the flap E5 in its folded or purse-closing position. As shown in Figure 1, the element 25 is mounted on the band 20 for engagement by the fastening element 26 when the flap I5 is folded down.

The hand-bag may be protected by a suitable slip cover such as is illustrated in Figure 2. This slip cover consists of a flexible member 30 of approximately the same size and shape as the rear wall II with its flaps. The slip cover is also provided with pockets 3| and 32 at its end portions, thesepockets being preferably adapted to receive and sheathe the flaps l5 and I6, respectively. The slip cover 30 may be made of washable material so that the cover can easily be removed, cleansed, and replaced. The cover may also be made in reversible form so that the external aspect of the hand-bag may be changed by removing the slip cover, turning it inside out, and replacing it on the hand-bag. When the cover is in place the lower flap It with its sheath 32 may be folded against the front face of the wall In, the end portion of the flap and its sheath being tucked under the band 20 so as to maintain it in folded position. The flap l5 with its sheath 3| may then be folded over the front face of the wall In so as to close the purse. The pocket or sheath 3| may be provided with a suitable perforation or opening 33 positioned to register with the fastening element 26 so that when the flap I5 is folded over the front of the wall I0, the element 26 may cooperate with the element 25 to hold the handbag closed.

As will be observed, the slip cover need not be fastened to the hand-bag itself by any fastening devices, the pockets 3l and 32 being sufficient to hold the cover securely in place but to permit easy removal thereof. When the flap it is folded over the front of the wall l0 and tucked under the band 20, the entire external surface of the hand-bag with the exception of the band 20 and the gussets I2, is protected by the slip cover.

It is evident that many modifications and changes may be made in the specific details of the structure herein shown. and described without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as defined by the following claims.

I claim:

1. A hand-bag or the like comprising a purse with front and back walls, said back Wall having upper and lower end flaps extending therefrom and adapted to fold over against said front wall, a band extending across the face of the front wall and secured at the side edges thereof whereby the end of said lower flap may be tucked under said band, and fastening means consisting of cooperating elements mounted respectively on said upper flap and said band.

2. A hand-bag or the like comprising a purse having front and back Walls, said back wall having upper and lower flaps extending therefrom and adapted to fold over against the front face of the purse, and a removable cover adapted. to cover the rear face of the purse, said cover having end pockets adapted to receive and cover said flaps and foldable with said flaps against the front face of the purse.

3. A hand-bag or the like comprising a purse having front and back walls, said back wall having upper and lower flaps extending therefrom and adapted to fold over against the front face of the purse, a removable cover adapted to cover the rear face of said purse, said cover having end pockets adapted to receive and cover the outside faces of said flaps and foldable with said flaps against the front face of the purse, and means for releasably holding one of the covered flaps in its folded position.

4. A hand-bag or the like comprising a purse having front and back walls, said back wall having upper and lower extensions adapted to fold over against the front face of the purse, a band extending across the face of the front wall from side to side and secured at the side edges of the front wall, and a removable cover adapted to cover the rear face of said back wall and having pockets at its ends to receive and cover the outside faces of said extensions, said lower extension having sufficient length to tuck under said band, said upper extension being adapted to overlie said band and to serve as a closure for said purse.

5. A hand-bag comprising a purse having front and back walls, said back wall having upper and lower extensions foldable upon the front face of the purse, a band extending across the front wall of the purse and secured to the side edges thereof, fastening means including cooperating catch elements mounted respectively on said band and on said upper extension, and a removable cover adapted to cover the rear face of said back Wall and having pockets at its ends to receive and cover said flaps, said lower flap with its cover being foldable to tuck under said band, said upper flap being foldable to fasten to said band and to serve as a closure for said purse.

NELLIE V. PARK. 

